Andrew Caldecott

Sir Andrew Caldecott
28th Governor of Ceylon
In office
16 October 1937 – 19 September 1944
MonarchGeorge VI
Preceded byReginald Stubbs
Succeeded byHenry Moore
19th Governor of Hong Kong
In office
12 December 1935 – 16 April 1937
MonarchsGeorge V
Edward VIII
George VI
Colonial SecretaryThomas Southorn
Norman Lockhart Smith
Preceded byWilliam Peel
Succeeded byGeoffry Northcote
Acting Governor of the Straits Settlements
In office
17 February 1934 – 9 November 1934
MonarchGeorge V
Preceded byCecil Clementi
Succeeded byShenton Thomas
17th Colonial Secretary of the Straits Settlements
In office
23 May 1933[1] – 7 December 1935[2]
MonarchGeorge V
GovernorCecil Clementi
Shenton Thomas
Preceded byJohn Scott
Succeeded byAlexander Sym Small
Personal details
Born26 October 1884
Boxley, Kent, United Kingdom
Died14 July 1951(1951-07-14) (aged 66)
Itchenor, Sussex, United Kingdom
Spouses
Olive Mary Innes
(m. 1918; died 1943)
Evelyn May Palmer
(m. 1946⁠–⁠1951)
Children
  • John Andrew
  • Joan
Parents
  • Rev Andrew Caldecott (father)
  • Isobel Mary Johnson (mother)
Alma materExeter College, Oxford
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese郝德傑
Simplified Chinese郝德杰
Transcriptions
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationGok Dāk giht
JyutpingGok3 Dak1 git6

Sir Andrew Caldecott GCMG CBE KStJ FRAS FRSA (26 October 1884 – 14 July 1951) was a British colonial administrator.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference JScott was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Mr. A. S. Small". Sunday Tribune (Singapore). 8 December 1935. p. 1.